Herefordshire Illustration Student Earns Prestigious Scholarship
A Herefordshire student says being able to flourish creatively has helped her earn a £1,000 scholarship for academic excellence.
Jessica Morgan, 20, from Colwall, and in the second year of her Illustration degree at the University of Worcester, has been awarded a prestigious Academic Scholarship for consistently high performance in her work.
“Receiving this award has given me an abundance of faith and anticipation for my works in the future,” said Jessica. “This allows me to prevail and stay loyal to myself, acknowledging my strengths and willing me onwards to greater achievements.”
Jessica, who plans to use the money to fund travel to places that will inspire her art, said she chose the University of Worcester for its welcoming environment.
She said: “I felt so welcomed here from the open day alone, and through the interviews with my tutors I instantly knew it was a place my creativity would, and does, belong in.”
“The best thing I’ve experienced at university so far is the friends I’ve made,” Jessica added. “While the modules have been filled with inspiring and interactive projects, having friends along the way to bounce my intricate ideas off is something I will cherish forever.”
Jessica thanked her former tutors at The Chase Sixth Form in Malvern for the support they gave her before she came to university.
She said: “They were highly encouraging and helped to influence my thriving imagination as passions as I stepped into formal education. The discussions of my projects and ideas, as well as their ceaseless support and excitement for me, are something I think fondly of.”
Jessica is studying at the University of the Year for Graduate Jobs in the Daily Mail University Guide 2027, with judges describing a performance by the University of Worcester that ‘leaves many of the Russell Group in the shade’.
The University of Worcester is this year shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students in the Times Higher Education Awards for the efforts of staff to raise money for student scholarships and hardship funds.
Professor David Green CBE, DL, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University, said: “Every year, thanks to the generosity of alumni, philanthropists and friends of the University, we are able to award academic scholarships to students who perform outstandingly well – typically gaining straight As across their studies. Achieving such excellent results consistently requires dedication, ability and sheer hard work.”
“All of us at the University are very proud of all our scholarship winners who come from across the range of our courses and from many backgrounds,” he added. “Every year this includes scholarship winners who are students who did not particularly excel at school but find that the intellectual and professional challenge of university combined with the expert education provided at Worcester brings out the very best in them.”